Next Gen Fellow Receives the Brown International Advance Research Institute Scholarhip

Ibadan, Nigeria— Emeka Njoku, a 2014-2015 Proposal Fellow and 2015-2016 Research Fellow of the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program, has published a chapter in the forthcoming Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy. His work, entitled “’Laws for Sale:’ The Domestication of Counterterrorism Policies and Its Impact in Nigeria” examines the effects of Counter-Terrorism Measures on the capacity of Civil Society Organisations as a check on the Nigerian state.

Emeka Njoku has also received the Brown International Advance Research Institute Scholarship, which will allow him to attend a two-week workshop at Brown University. The Brown University International Advanced Research Institute convenes early-career participants from around the world to address pressing global issues through collaboration across academic, professional, and geographic boundaries. This will be Emeka’s first trip to the United States.

Emeka studies Political Science at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria.